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Meeting Date: December 5, 2018
Title: SUP18-0001 - Sustainable Property Holdings, LLC (sPower Solar Energy Facility)
Type: Action, Public Hearing, Power Point Presentation
Agenda Title: SUP18-0001 - Sustainable Property Holdings, LLC (sPower Solar Energy Facility)
Recommendation:

Staff recommends continuance of the vote to allow the applicant time to provide four additional plans as described in the staff report. 

 

It is recommended that any vote on Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan (2232 review) be postponed until the requested documents are provided as noted above. 
Summary: The applicant requests special use permit approval on multiple parcels to develop a 400 MW solar energy facility on Agricultural 3 (A-3) zoned properties together constituting a site of approximately 5,200 acres.  The properties consist of 11501 W. Catharpin Rd., 12910 Orange Plank Rd., 10900 Buckland Rd., 13301 W. Catharpin Rd., 13001 W. Catharpin Rd., and 22 additional unaddressed parcels.  The properties are located in western Spotsylvania County, south of Orange Plank Road, north of W. Catharpin Road, east of the Spotsylvania/Orange County line and west of Catharpin Rd.  The properties are  located outside of the Primary Development Boundary.  The properties are identified for Rural Residential or Agricultural and Forestal Land Use development on the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan. 
Committee/Commission Summary:
Review Date: Status:
Financial Impact: The proposed project is anticipated to have a positive financial impact. 
Staff Contacts:

Wanda Parrish, AICP, Planning Director

Patrick White, Planner III

 
Legal Counsel: Alexandra Spaulding, Senior Assistant County Attorney
Additional Background/Other Considerations: Please see 'large file links' for the full email collection of citizen correspondence and the Stormwater Concept Plan. Please be patient when downloading these large files. 
Consequence of Denial/Inaction: The Planning Commission recommendation shall be provided to the Board of Supervisors. 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Name: Description: Type:
Staff_Report_with_Full_Appendices.pdf Staff Report Staff Report
1.0_-_GDP_Narrative_Site_A_v181120.pdf GDP Narrative Backup Material
GDP_-_Site_A-Reduced_Part1.pdf GDP Pt 1 GDP
GDP_-_Site_A-Reduced_Part2.pdf GDP Pt 2 GDP
GDP_-_Site_A-Reduced_Part3.pdf GDP pt 3 GDP
Application_Binder_w_POAs.pdf Application Backup Material
Airport_Map.pdf Airport distance exhibit Backup Material
2018-11-27_Home_Distance_Exhibit_SITE_A.PDF Residential Property Map Backup Material
Decommissioning_Plan.pdf Decommissioning Plan Backup Material
Decomissioning_Estimate_-_Revised_and_sealed.pdf Decomm. Estimate Backup Material
Fiscal_Analysis.pdf Fiscal Analysis Backup Material
Emergency_Response_Plan_-_Construction_v181119.pdf ERP-Construction Backup Material
Emergency_Response_Plan_-_Operations_v181119.pdf ERP-Operations Backup Material
Site_Specific_Safety_Plan_-_Construction_v181119.pdf Site Safety - Construction Backup Material
Noise_Study.pdf Noise Study Backup Material
18-11-12_Highlander_Construction_Sequence_Concept.pptx Construction Sequence Concept Backup Material
CulturalResources_Abstracts_and_Concurrences.pdf Cultural Resources Backup Material
Threatened_and_Endangered_Species_Assessment_Excerpt.pdf Threatened and Endangered Species Excerpt Backup Material
Small_Whorled_Pogonia_Survey_v180614.pdf SWP Survey Backup Material
sPower_Water_Plan_as_Submitted.docx sPower Water Proposal Backup Material
Heat_Island_Executuve_Summary_with_appendices.pdf sPower Heat Island Info Backup Material
Executive_Summary_CdTE_panel_safety_and_integrity_with_Appendices.pdf sPower CadTel Info Backup Material
Geotechnical_Report_Excerpt.pdf sPower Geotech Report Backup Material
ALTA_Survey.pdf Survey Backup Material
Construction_Traffic_and_Access_Eval-Reduced.pdf Traffic and Access Backup Material
Entrance_Exhibits-Reduced.pdf Entrance Exhibits Backup Material
Hydrogeologic_Summary_Report_Excerpt.pdf sPower HydroGeo Summary Excerpt Backup Material
Drainage_Report_Excerpt.pdf Drainage Report Excerpt Backup Material
Erosion_Control_Calculations.pdf Zone E Erosion Calcs Backup Material
CitPackets.pdf Correspondence 1 Backup Material
LargeFileLinks.pdf Citizen Correspondence 2 and SWM Concept Plan Backup Material
External_Comms_-_DCR_DOF_FRA.pdf DOF, DCR, FRA Comments Backup Material
1A2_sPowerSolar_FRSP-ABPP_3Dec2018.pdf NPS Comments Backup Material
Viewshed_Study_Part1.pdf Viewsheds 1 Backup Material
Viewshed_Study_Part2.pdf Viewsheds 2 Backup Material